Chapter 98 97 The Grand Ceremony of Granting the Scriptures, Listed in the Heavenly Court

Chapter 98 97. Ceremony of Ceremony of Ceremony, Ranked among the Heavenly Cao

“Disciples are late in learning and advanced in their studies, so there is a lot of pressure.”

Lei Jun said this while he was relatively calm: "I have to thank you, Master, for being on this list."

Each team is holding each other back, and each other's seeded players are basically wiped out.

In this ceremony, Elder Shangguan didn’t have any particularly outstanding seed players, so I won’t mention it.

The main people on Yuan Mobai's side are Lei Jun.

No one came to hold him back, and for a while he seemed to be outstanding.

He is not without hidden dangers.

As the only disciple who was brought to Longhu Mountain by senior sister Xu Yuanzhen to enter Taoism, if you just look at Xu Yuanzhen's side, there are many people trying to get in his way.

But as Yuan Mobai's direct disciple, everyone tacitly agreed to give Yuan Mobai a share of face.

On the one hand, Yuan Mobai is now in charge of the Wanfa Sect Altar.

This time the enshrinement ceremony was mainly hosted by him personally.

On the other hand, Yuan Mobai is an important figure in maintaining the current situation in Tianshi Mansion, and all parties are fighting for him.

Hence the bizarre scene today.

Other families had already made trouble with each other to the point where they just rolled up their sleeves and went straight into the sea to capsize. However, Dao Zhang Lei's side was calm and the sea was calm and he landed safely.

"On this point, I don't dare to take full credit as a teacher."

Yuan Mobai smiled and shook his head: "It is also Chongyun that you have made many good friends and helped your fellow disciples, so you are now so popular."

The master and apprentice looked at each other and smiled.

Xia Qing, Tianxu Mountain and Blood River Underground Palace, were rescued twice by Lei Jun.

Luo Haoran was rescued twice by Lei Jun in Qingxiao Lake and Blood River Underground Palace.

Li Zhenchang and Chu Andong were rescued once by Lei Jun in Bileiling.

Fang Jian's Bahuang Blood Cave broke out, and Lei Jun came to his rescue once.

To other seeded players, Junior Brother Lei is not a competitor, but a great good person.

Not counting Fang Jian and the others, Qu Yong from Elder Ziyang's line also received help from Lei Jun in Xuanyang Cave.

He is indeed a disciple of Elder Yuan, a well-known gentleman in the house who is kind to others.

It is really the timely rain in Longhu Mountain of the new generation, and the Tianshi Mansion is calling Baoyi.

...It seems that there is some possibility of wooing him?

Still in compliance with the old saying.

Many times, it is not easy for many people to achieve something.

But it's not as difficult as you think to destroy something.

On the other hand, for other people, having no one else to do bad things means that they can accomplish a lot of things.

As for what Li Ming, Fang Mingyuan, Fang Lu and others think?

Think whatever you want.

It was all an accident, and I deeply regret it.

but……

"Senior brother, are you... not going to participate in the ceremony?" Lei Jun looked at Wang Guiyuan on the other side.

Wang Guiyuan smiled and said: "I'll wait for you later, don't be in a hurry."

Lei Jun turned to look at his master Yuan Mobai.

Yuan Mobai nodded: "It's his own choice not to participate this time."

Lei Jun: "Although the two of us participating together do attract more attention, senior brother, this is a teaching ceremony after all..."

Wang Guiyuan shook his head repeatedly: "You don't have to feel pressure. I'm really not in a hurry. If I don't mean to give in, I won't change my mind even if Junior Brother You doesn't participate this time."

Lei Jun looked at the other party and suddenly changed the subject: "By the way, senior brother, I take the liberty to ask, are you noble this year?"

Wang Guiyuan: "Why do you suddenly care about my age?"

Lei Jun: "I've never seen you worry about your life span and the catastrophe of the fourth heaven."

Wang Guiyuan, like him, Xia Qing, Li Zhenchang, Chu Andong and others, all wore apricot yellow Taoist robes, and they were still disciples.

Although it has been delayed for some years because of the Tianshi's previous retreat, generally speaking, most of the current teachings of the Tianshi Mansion have already achieved three days of cultivation.

After cultivating the realm of Yuan Fu, one's lifespan will be doubled compared to when one builds foundations and altars, and the lifespan can reach four hundred years.

Correspondingly, the golden years of monks' practice will also be increased to one hundred years.

Lei Jun has been observing carefully over the years.

He found that Wang Guiyuan's seniority was not young.

Many of the true disciples of Tianshi Mansion who are over fifty years old also call him senior brother.

If Wang Guiyuan has passed the age of fifty and he has not reached the Yuan Fu realm, it means that he has now passed the golden window period for improving his cultivation...

"According to secular calculations, I am now past the age of sixty." Wang Guiyuan said with a smile without changing his expression.

Lei Jun leaned back slightly and looked at his senior brother up and down again.

Wang Guiyuan stopped smiling and his expression became serious:

"Some people say that cultivation is about competing with heaven for destiny, but as Taoist disciples in our practice, we should not always think about going against heaven, and the first priority is to obey the heavenly body."

He looked calm and spoke calmly: "Unlike you, Junior Brother Lei, Senior Sister, Junior Sister Tang, etc., my talent in cultivation is indeed average. If not for Master's mercy, I would not have had the chance to practice in the Holy Land.

I have gained a lot by being able to reach this point. I dare not expect more. On the contrary, many times I tell myself to step back, give in, and be steady. "

If this were some of the novels Lei Jun had read on Blue Star before traveling through time, the other person's state of mind might actually be beneficial to his practice.

But not for this world.

This is a world where youth determines life, late bloomers are extremely rare, and old trees bloom completely non-existent.

One step is fast, each step is fast.

One step is slow, each step is slow.

It is true that if a young man does not work hard, he will be miserable.

In a world, one must abide by the basic laws of the world.

Lei Jun looked at Wang Guiyuan silently.

Wang Guiyuan smiled calmly: "Junior brother, don't worry about me. Birth, aging, sickness and death, birth and death, the stars in the sky are all like this, let alone us?

Compared with the countless living beings in this world, we can experience the mystery of Taoism, live more years, and die peacefully. It is a blessing.

In the future, even if I really grow old and walk to the end of my life, who knows if there will be an afterlife, and we will meet again, isn't that a good story of fate?"

Lei Jun looked at Wang Guiyuan, and then at Yuan Mobai beside him.

After a while, he nodded gently: "Senior brother is right, I was obsessed before."

...No wonder.

The more Lei Jun listened to Wang Guiyuan's words, the more he felt something was wrong.

He gradually figured it out and had some guesses in his mind.

But since Wang Guiyuan didn't mention it himself, Lei Jun didn't ask any more questions.

Next, he refocused on his own practice and study.

On the one hand, make preparations in all aspects to overcome the natural disaster between the third and fourth heavens of practice.

On the other hand, they were familiar with and memorized all the rituals of the ordination ceremony, and were ready to participate in the ceremony.

As July 15th approached, the approved disciples of the branches and branches from other places came to the Longhu Mountain ancestral temple as the new ordination students.

After experiencing a series of storms and storms last year, the Tianshi Mansion finally had more joy and vitality, and the festive atmosphere was even stronger than this year's New Year.

Guests from outside also arrived one after another.

The ordination ceremony is one of the most important ceremonies in the Longhu Mountain ancestral temple.

Generally speaking, the guests who come to watch the ceremony are more important than the ordination ceremonies in the past.

However, the situation of the Tianshi Mansion is special today. For etiquette reasons, unless they are willing to come to ruin the scene, the big guys will not go to Longhu Mountain at this time, so as not to touch the still sensitive nerves of the Tianshi Mansion.

Except for the high-profile imperial envoys from the Tang Dynasty court, most of the other forces just prepared generous gifts and sent them by the younger generation.

Of course, everyone in the Tianshi Mansion would not feel despised, as this was the result of advance communication.

To be precise, everyone in the mansion hoped that other top forces would treat them as small transparent people.

At this time, they had to thank their old rival Jiangzhou Lin Clan again.

The new generation of clan leader there has also been difficult to give birth to.

Compared with the Tianshi Mansion, the Jiangzhou Lin Clan has made more enemies over the years.

Other families are fine, but how could the Tang Dynasty imperial family give up this great opportunity? Of course, they kept a close eye on it.

Guarding the riverside, Jingxiang in the upper reaches of Jiangzhou and Suzhou and Hangzhou in the lower reaches, the Fang Clan and the Chu Clan are naturally also fully concerned.

Compared with the Tianshi Mansion, the Lin Clan has more enemies and more allies.

But sometimes, this is not a good thing.

The difficulty in giving birth to the new clan leader of the Lin Clan, the coexistence of multiple powerful figures in the clan, and the strong support of various in-laws and allies are inseparable.

From the perspective of the Lin Clan as a whole, these are all friendly forces.

But when it comes to each person in the Lin Clan, there is a further distinction between closeness and distance.

Compared with the Tianshi Mansion, the Jiangzhou Lin Clan has a richer family background and deeper foundation.

So it is more concerned.

Fortunately, the Lin Clan can still maintain harmony on the surface and avoid an internal chaos.

During this period of time, it is said that the elders of each family have jointly discussed matters.

But it is too early for the dust to settle.

With such an external environment, the Tianshi Mansion is relaxed on the outside and tight on the inside, and is proceeding step by step to welcome the new ceremony of ordination after more than ten years.

Compared with the ordination ceremony, the ordination ceremony is more grand.

When ordination is passed, the disciples must invite three masters. In addition to their own ordination master, there are also ordination supervisors and recommenders.

The ordination ceremony is presided over by the three masters who preside over the ceremony and the six masters who protect the law.

The three masters who preside over the ceremony are called ordination masters, ordination supervisors and recommenders.

The ordination master is responsible for imparting the Zhengyi Dharma ordination.

The ordination supervisor is responsible for supervising the impartiality of the ordination process.

The Recommendation Master is responsible for the preservation of the talisman, the precepts, and the incense.

The three masters presided over all the talisman-granting ceremonies, all of which were held by the high-ranking elders of Longhu Mountain who were highly respected and proficient in Taoism.

The six Dharma-protecting masters are the Master of the talisman, the Master of the Dharma, the Master of the Sutra, the Master of the Altar, the Master of the Precepts, and the Master of the Dao, and they are also selected by the competent elders in the palace.

Generally speaking, it is the current Heavenly Master who serves as the Master of Transmission and presides over the ceremony in person.

Occasionally, if the Heavenly Master does not serve as the Master of Transmission, he will also participate in the ceremony as the Master of Supervision.

This year's ceremony of granting the talisman is special, and the position of the Heavenly Master is temporarily vacant.

The three elders in the High-ranking Pavilion, Yuan Mobai, Li Hongyu, and Li Song, respectively served as the Master of Transmission, the Master of Supervision, and the Master of Recommendation, and presided over the ceremony.

On that day, after the time came, Yuan Mobai opened the Ten Thousand Dharma Sect Altar.

Thousands of rays of light rushed up into the sky, pierced the sky, and then expanded in all directions, like a curtain of light, covering the surroundings of Longhu Mountain.

Inside the light curtain, numerous talismans swirled and danced together, with infinite Taoist connotations.

Since the death of the previous Heavenly Master Li Qingfeng, the Wanfa Sect Altar has finally been opened again.

Led by the Master of Ceremonies and the banners and pennants, Lei Jun and other disciples who participated in the ordination welcomed the Third Master and the Sixth Dharma Protector Master to enter the altar.

Lei Jun's position in the queue was not conspicuous.

Everyone was arranged according to the order of entry, so Lei Jun stood at the end.

But he himself was too conspicuous.

He was less than 26 years old and had reached the perfect level of the Three Heavens Altar.

It was rare among the first-level forces in the Holy Land.

If we consider that he had been officially ordained into the Heavenly Master's Mansion for less than six years, it would be even more rare.

The guests who came to watch the ceremony inevitably focused their attention on him.

As the only seeded player, this is the disadvantage... Lei Jun thought with a little self-mockery.

He has always been low-key, but he did not shrink in such a situation. He was calm and composed.

Everything was done according to the rituals and rules that he had already mastered.

After the three masters Yuan Mobai and the six Dharma protectors entered the altar of the Wanfa Sect, they paid homage to the ancestors of all generations and paid homage to the heaven and earth. Lei Jun and other disciples followed them to worship.

After that, the three masters and the six Dharma protectors preached the classics and precepts respectively.

In this world, for the disciples of the Taoist Fulu School, the most important ceremony is the transmission and granting of the talisman.

For the disciples of the Taoist Danding School, it is the crowning and receiving the precepts.

Although Lei Jun and other Tianshifu disciples do not need to receive the three altars like the disciples of Chunyang Palace, the regular precepts and rules of this sect are indispensable.

Next is the ritual of confession and offering a memorial, which refers to the ritual of communicating with the gods, repenting mistakes, praying for protection, and longevity.

After the ceremony, Lei Jun and others were granted important tokens such as official certificates (ludiao), scriptures, magic swords, command flags, orders, tablets (chaojian), peach sticks for torturing ghosts, and Tianpeng rulers, and were awarded Taoist positions and legal positions.

In addition to the difference in personal cultivation and status and treatment in the palace, a major watershed between Taoist priests who have been granted talismans and Taoist priests who have been ordained is the name of being listed in the heavenly court, which is often mentioned by fellow disciples.

In the early years, before the first change of the reign of the Longhu Mountain Taoist lineage, they asked the ancestors of all generations for permission to perform rituals, and were called the heavenly court of the gods.

Only disciples who have been granted talismans can perform rituals on behalf of the heaven and summon spirits.

It is rumored that they can command the heaven and earth, use the heavenly generals and officials according to their merits, ascend to the truth from the secular world, and forever keep the way of life, not become ghosts, and not fall into the netherworld.

However, with the changes in the world, the Longhu Mountain's own Taoist tradition has also changed. Similar statements in the Tianshi Mansion are more of a habit and closer to legend.

But some characteristics still remain.

For example, the disciples who were ordained left a line of spiritual energy in the Longhu Mountain ancestral temple.

For disciples like Lei Jun who were not ordained before, they died in danger outside the mountain. If they were far away or in a special environment, it would be difficult for the master in the Tianshi Mansion to sense it in the first time.

But if the ordained disciples died outside, in most cases, the elders of the master's house would notice it in the first time.

Depending on the specific situation, sometimes, they may even be able to see the location and some details.

For Lei Jun, the more realistic meaning at present is that after successfully ordaining the ordination, he can mobilize more spiritual energy of heaven and earth when he is in the Longhu Mountain area, whether he is practicing or casting spells.

With the ordination disc, Yuan Mobai can teach him the third volume of "The True One Dao Sutra of the Righteous Dharma" and the talisman scripture that records high-level spiritual talismans.

Lei Jun will then have enough confidence to break through the natural disaster, form the Yuan Fu, and cultivate to the fourth heaven realm in a short period of time.

The doubled lifespan is waving at him.

The Shangqing Leifu Cave Heaven is waving at him.

The Zhenyi Altar in the Heavenly Master Seal is also waving at him.

PS: This is the second update today, and there will be more updates later.